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August 16, 2023 9:03 am |

Over one million barriers on Europe’s rivers have resulted in extensive loss of river connectivity and 70-90 % of Europe’s floodplain areas are ecologically degraded due to human modifications. Despite having an ambitious EU policy framework in place, implementation of fresh- and transitional water ecosystem restoration is lagging behind. Reasons for this lie among others...

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WLR Special/IAHR Special: GlobSed

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August 15, 2023 9:46 am |

GlobSed – Sediment Management in Reservoirs and Run-Of-The-River Projects Convenors: Helmut Habersack (BOKU), Pravin Karki (World Bank), Nikolaos Efthymiou (World Bank), Michael Tritthart (BOKU) This session presents the results of the World Bank Project Sediment Management in Reservoirs and Run-Of-The-River Hydropower Plants. . The newly established ESMAP Hydropower Development Facility of World Bank has received...

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IAHR_Special/WLR_Special: Innovative Numerical Modelling for River Research

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August 1, 2023 4:11 pm |

Convenors: Martin Glas & Michael Tritthart (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna) The session will focus on recent innovative river research and application of multidimensional numerical models. These models are widely used to simulate hydrodynamics, sediment transport, river morphodynamics, and ecological processes on various scales in rivers. Field measurements, mainly performed locally, are...

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